Microwave Detector and Manufacturing Method Thereof and Stray Electromagnetic Radiation Suppression Method

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses a microwave detector and manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method, wherein the microwave detector includes a reference ground, a radiation source, a driving circuit, and at least a set of suppression fence posts. The driving circuit is electrically connected with the feed point of the radiating source, wherein the radiating source, the reference ground and the driving circuit are arranged in order along the thickness direction of the microwave detector. The radiation source and the reference ground are separated and spaced to form and define a radiating gap between the radiation source and the reference ground, wherein a spacing distance between the reference ground and the driving circuit is greater than or equal to 1/128λ, wherein λ is the wavelength of the radiated wave of the microwave detector. The set of suppression fence posts surrounds the driving circuit in such a manner that the suppression fence posts are respectively and spacingly arranged on the side portions of the driving circuit.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Field of Invention

The present invention relates to antenna technology, and moreparticularly to a microwave detector and manufacturing method thereofand stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method.

Description of Related Arts

With developing and popularizing of IOT (Internet of things), IOTapplications in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) andintelligent home have become more and more common. Here, radiologicaltechnologies including radio detecting methods based on Doppler Effectare especially widely utilized since they are capable of serving as acritical connection between humans and/or objects. The ISM (IndustrialScientific Medical) Bands, defined by the ITU-R (ITU Radio CommunicationSector), are the bands opened for organizations of industry, science andmedical purposes without licensing required. Some bands in the ISM bandsopened by ITU-R and applied in microwave detection include 2.4 GHz, 5.8GHz, 10.525 GHz, 24.125 GHz, and etc. Corresponding microwave detectorsin the bands need to be limited in a certain regulated emissive power(generally less than 1 W) in order to reduce the interference to otherradio devices. Although the definitions and the licenses of the bandscould regularize the use of the bands to decrease the risk ofinterference to radio devices in different bands, neverthelessunilateral or bilateral interferences may still occur between radiodevices of various bands, such as microwave detectors of differentbands, due to stray electromagnetic radiation. Especially, within thelimited licensed bands, increasing coverage rate of the used radio bandscan render more and more serious problems in unilateral or bilateralinterferences between radio devices of different bands.

Besides, because the radio technology in the same time are the essenceof information transfer in the field of communication, the ability ofanti-interference thereof relates to the safety of the economy andnational defense. Therefore, there are corresponding national andinternational certification standards of the ability ofanti-interference in the field of radio technology, such as REDcertification in the Europe Union (EU) and FCC certification in theUnited States (U.S.) which require the limitation of harmonic of strayelectromagnetic radiation. In other word, even though the microwavedetectors based on the theory of Doppler Effect use some bands whichrequire no license, the problems thereof about unilateral or bilateralinterference between radio equipment in different bands should be dealtwith, as well as the problems about the certification standardinternational and respective countries and regions.

Conventional microwave detector comprises a radiation source, areference ground and a driving circuit, wherein the radiation source andthe reference ground are spacingly arranged in order to form and definea radiating clearance. The driving circuit is installed at the same sideof the reference ground and is electrically connected with a feed pointof the radiation source. The driving circuit provides microwaveexcitation electrical signal from the feed point of the radiation sourceto the radiation source, so that the microwave detector radiates wavesdue to the cooperation between the radiation source and the referenceground. Unfortunately, the driving circuit also radiates strayelectromagnetic radiation at the same time from the reference ground tothe driving circuit, diffusing out from the gap between the referenceground and the driving circuit, which can permeates through other radiodevices of different bands from the microwave detector, such aspermeating through other microwave detector of a different band from themicrowave detector causing interference.

In other words, because of the existence of the stray electromagneticradiation, conventional microwave detector would cause unilateral orbilateral interference to other radio devices of different bandincluding other microwave detectors of different bands. This problembecomes more and more serious day by day, resulting that it is sodifficult for the conventional devices to meet the requirement of theRED certification of the EU and the FCC certification of the U.S.regarding the restriction of the harmonic wave from strayelectromagnetic radiation.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein when a driving circuit of the microwavedetector provides microwave excitation electrical signal to a radiationsource, any stray electromagnetic radiation generated at the same timecan be suppressed effectively.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein the microwave detector provides at least oneset of suppression fence posts, wherein the set of the suppression fenceposts surrounds the driving circuit in a manner that the suppressionfence posts are spacingly and intervally arranged around side portionsof the driving circuit towards a direction of a reference ground of themicrowave detector, so as to suppress the stray electromagneticradiation generated by the driving circuit with one set of thesuppression fence posts.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein the microwave detector includes at least onerow of suppression dams, wherein the row of the suppression dams ismounted between adjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit, so asto suppress the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the drivingcircuit and lower the interference to other adjacent circuit modulescaused by the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the drivingcircuit.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein the microwave detector provides a shieldmember, arranged to cover the driving circuit, so as to suppress thestray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein the shield member has at least two adjacentshielded spaces respectively corresponding to different circuit modulesof the driving circuit, so that the shield member is able to divide andseparate the adjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit thereby, soas to suppress the interference to other adjacent circuit modules causedby the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein the span between the reference ground andthe driving circuit is decreased, so as to suppress the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a microwave detectorand manufacturing method thereof and stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, wherein at least one shielded space of the shieldmember further comprises a wave absorption material arranged therein,adapted for absorbing stray electromagnetic radiation, so as to depleteand reduce the interference to the driving circuit and the adjacentcircuit module(s) rendered by the secondary reflection of the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the circuit module in theshielded space.

According to an aspect of the present invention, it provides a microwavedetector, which comprises:

a reference ground;

a radiation source, having a feed point;

a driving circuit electrically connected with the feed point of theradiating source, wherein the radiating source, the reference ground andthe driving circuit are arranged and disposed in order along a thicknessdirection of the microwave detector, wherein the radiation source andthe reference ground are separated and spaced so as to form and define aradiating clearance between the radiation source and the referenceground, wherein a spacing distance between the reference ground and thedriving circuit is greater than or equal to 1/128λ, wherein λ is thewavelength of the radiated wave of the microwave detector; and

at least one set of suppression fence posts, wherein the suppressionfence posts are respectively and spacingly and intervally arrangedaround side portions of the driving circuit to surround the drivingcircuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the microwave detectorfurther comprises an upper base layer and a lower base layer, whereinthe upper base layer has an attaching side and a mounting sidecorresponding to the attaching side, wherein the radiation source isretained on an attaching side of the upper base layer, wherein the lowerbase layer has an upper surface and a lower surface corresponding to theupper surface, wherein the reference ground is retained on the uppersurface of the lower base layer and the driving circuit is retained onthe lower surface of the lower base layer, such that the lower baselayer separates the reference ground and the driving circuit, whereinthe mounting side of the upper base layer is mounted on the referenceground, so as to allow the upper base layer to form and define theradiating clearance.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the microwave detectorfurther comprises an etched layer, which comprises a peripheral portion,laminated on the lower surface of the lower base layer in such a mannerthat the peripheral portion surrounds the driving circuit, wherein thesuppression fence posts of the set of the suppression fence posts arerespectively extended from the peripheral portion toward the directionof the reference ground.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the etched layer comprisesat least a partition portion, layered on the lower surface of the lowerbase layer in the manner of separating adjacent circuit modules of thedriving circuit, wherein the microwave detector further comprises atleast a row of suppression dams, extended from the partition portiontoward the direction of the reference ground in such a manner that thesuppression dams are spacingly and intervally arranged with each otherso as to separate the adjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the microwave detectorfurther comprises at least a row of suppression dams extended from thelower surface of the lower base layer toward the direction of thereference ground in such a manner that the suppression dams arespacingly and intervally arranged with each other so as to separate theadjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the suppressionfence posts of the set of the suppression fence posts is extended fromthe peripheral portion to the reference ground.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the suppressionfence posts of the set of the suppression fence posts is extended fromthe peripheral portion to the reference ground, wherein each of thesuppression dams of the row of the suppression dams is extended from thepartition portion to the reference ground.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the suppressionfence posts of the set of the suppression fence posts is extended fromthe peripheral portion to the reference ground, wherein each of thesuppression dams of the row of the suppression dams is extended from thelower surface of the lower base layer to the reference ground.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the upper base layer islayered on the reference ground.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the microwave detectorfurther comprises a shield member, wherein the shield member comprises ashield wall and has a shielded space defined by the shield wall, whereinthe shield member is arranged in such a manner that the shield wall iscorresponding to a set of the suppression fence posts, so as to allowthe driving circuit being disposed in the shielded space that is furtherdefined by the suppression fence posts and the reference ground.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the microwave detectorfurther comprises a shield member, wherein the shield member comprises ashield wall, at least a division member arranged on the shield wall, andat least two independent shielded spaces formed and defined by theshield wall and the division member, wherein the shield member isarranged in such a manner that, the shield wall is corresponding to aset of the suppression fence posts and the division member iscorresponding to a row of the suppression dams, so as to allow everycircuit module of the driving circuit to be respectively disposed in thecorresponding shielded space of the shield member.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the presentinvention further provides a manufacturing method of microwave detector,comprising the following steps:

(a) etching a second metal layer that is attached on an upper surface ofa lower base layer, so as to allow the second metal layer to form anotch, and etching a third metal layer that is attached on a lowersurface of the lower base layer, so as to allow the third metal layerforming a driving circuit;

(b) forming at least a set of suppression fence posts surrounding atleast one side of the driving circuit;

(c) allowing a mounting side of an upper base layer, which has a firstmetal layer attached on an attaching side thereof, being mounted on thesecond metal layer; and

(d) forming an electrical connection element extended from the firstmetal layer to the driving circuit via the notch of the second metallayer, so as to make the microwave detector, wherein the first metallayer forms a radiation source of the microwave detector, the secondmetal layer forms a reference ground of the microwave detector, and theupper base layer forms a radiating clearance of the microwave detector.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step (c) is prior to thestep (d), such that the mounting side of the upper base layer is mountedon the second metal layer first, and then the set of suppression fenceposts is formed around the side portions of the driving circuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step (a), the middleportion of the third metal layer is etched, so that a periphery of thethird metal layer forms a peripheral portion surrounding the drivingcircuit, which allows the suppression fence posts of the set ofsuppression fence posts to spacingly and intervally extended from theperipheral portion towards a direction of the second metal layer in thestep (b).

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step (a), the middleportion of the third metal layer is etched, so that a middle portion ofthe third metal layer forms at least a partition portion to separate anddivide adjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit, such that,before the step (c), the manufacturing method further comprises a stepof:

(e) forming at least a row of suppression dams from the partitionportion to the second metal layer.

In one embodiment of the present invention, prior to the step (c), themanufacturing method further comprises a step of:

(f) forming at least a row of suppression dams from the lower surface ofthe lower base layer, extending toward the direction of the second metallayer, so as to divide the adjacent circuit modules of the drivingcircuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) and the step(e) are conducted at the same time, so as to simultaneously form the setof suppression fence posts and the row of suppression dams by, forexample, Vertical Interconnect Access (VIA) and metallizationthrough-VIA technology.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) and the step(f) are conducted at the same time, so as to simultaneously form a setof the suppression fence posts and a row of the suppression dams by, forexample, VIA and metallization through-VIA technology.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the manufacture methodfurther comprises a step of:

(g) arranging and covering a shield member on the driving circuit suchthat a shield wall of the shield member is corresponding to the set ofsuppression fence posts .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the manufacture methodfurther comprises a step of:

(h) arranging and covering a shield member on the driving circuit suchthat a shield wall of the shield member is corresponding to the set ofsuppression fence posts and that a division member of the shield memberis corresponding to the row of suppression dams.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the presentinvention further provides a stray electromagnetic radiation suppressionmethod for microwave detector, comprising the following steps:

(A) arranging at least a set of suppression fence posts around a drivingcircuit of the microwave detector along at least one side of the drivingcircuit; and

(B) preventing a stray electromagnetic radiation generated by thedriving circuit from radiating to a direction of the at least one sideof the driving circuit with the set of suppression fence posts when amicrowave excitation electrical signal is provided from a feed point ofa radiation source of the microwave detector to the radiation source bythe driving circuit, so as to suppress the stray electromagneticradiation generated by the driving circuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the stray electromagneticradiation suppression method further comprises a step of:

(C) dividing adjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit so as toweaken the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the drivingcircuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step (C), at least arow of suppression dams is formed between the adjacent circuit modulesof the driving circuit, such that the row of suppression dams dividesthe adjacent circuit modules of the driving circuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step (C), eachcircuit module of the driving circuit is disposed and shielded in anindependent shielded space of a shield member, so as to utilize theshield member to divide the adjacent circuit modules of the drivingcircuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step (C), eachcircuit module of the driving circuit is disposed and shielded in anindependent shielded space of a shield member, so as to utilize theshield member to divide the adjacent circuit modules of the drivingcircuit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it furtherprovides a microwave detector, which comprises:

a reference ground;

a radiation source, having a feed point;

a driving circuit, electrically connected with the feed point of theradiating source, wherein the radiating source, the reference ground andthe driving circuit are arranged and disposed in order along a thicknessdirection of the microwave detector, wherein the radiation source andthe reference ground are separated and spaced so as to form and define aradiating clearance between the radiation source and the referenceground, wherein a spacing distance between the reference ground and thedriving circuit is smaller than 1/128λ, wherein λ is the wavelength ofthe radiated wave of the microwave detector.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the microwave detectorfurther comprises a shield member arranged to cover the driving circuit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shield member has atleast two independent shielded spaces, wherein the driving circuitcomprises at least two circuit modules, wherein the circuit modules ofthe driving circuit are respectively accommodated in the shielded spacesof the shield member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a microwave detector according to apreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the microwave detector according to theabove preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention when a shield member is removed therefrom.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating the microwave detector accordingto the above preferred embodiment of the present invention when theshield member is removed therefrom.

FIG. 5A illustrates the first step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5B illustrates the second step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5C illustrates the third step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5D illustrates the fourth step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5E illustrates the fifth step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5F illustrates the sixth step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5G illustrates the seventh step of manufacturing the microwavedetector according to the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the microwave detector according to afirst alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the microwave detector according to asecond alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the microwave detector according to thesecond alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the microwave detectoraccording to the second alternative mode of the above preferredembodiment of the present invention when the shield member is removedtherefrom.

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the microwave detector according to athird alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the microwave detectoraccording to the third alternative mode of the above preferredembodiment of the present invention when the shield member is removedtherefrom.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the microwave detector according to thethird alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view illustrating the microwave detectoraccording to the third alternative mode of the above preferredembodiment of the present invention when the shield member is removedtherefrom.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a microwave detector according to afourth alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 15 is an exploded view of the microwave detector according to thefourth alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIGS. 16A and 16B are perspective views illustrating the microwavedetector according to the fourth alternative mode of the above preferredembodiment of the present invention when the shield member is removedtherefrom.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view illustrating the microwave detectoraccording to the fourth alternative mode of the above preferredembodiment of the present invention when the shield member is removedtherefrom.

FIG. 18 is an exploded view of the microwave detector according to afifth alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

According to the disclosed contents of the specification and appendedclaims of the present invention, the technical solutions of the presentinvention are specified as follows.

Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure ofthe present invention, terminologies of “longitudinal,” “lateral,”“upper,” “front,” “back,” “left,” “right,” “perpendicular,”“horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” “outer,” and etc. just indicaterelations of direction or position are based on the relations ofdirection or position shown in the appended drawings, which is only tofacilitate descriptions of the present invention and to simplify thedescriptions, rather than to indicate or imply that the referred deviceor element must apply specific direction or to be operated or configuredin specific direction. Therefore, the above-mentioned terminologiesshall not be interpreted as confine to the present invention.

It is understandable that the term “a” should be understood as “at leastone” or “one or more”. In other words, in one embodiment, the number ofan element can be one and in other embodiment the number of the elementcan be greater than one. The term “a” is not construed as a limitationof quantity.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4 of the present invention, a microwave detectoraccording to a preferred embodiment of the present invention isdisclosed and illustrated in the following description, wherein themicrowave detector comprises a radiation source 10, a reference ground20, a driving circuit 30, and at least a set of suppression fence posts40.

In particular, the reference ground 20 has a first side 21 and a secondside 22 corresponding to the first side 21. The radiation source 10 isprovided and retained on the first side 21 of the reference ground 20.The radiation source 10 and the reference ground 20 are separated andspaced apart to form a radiating clearance 50 between the radiationsource 10 and the reference ground 20 of the microwave detector. Thedriving circuit 30 is provided and retained on the second side 22 of thereference ground 20. The driving circuit 30 is electrically connectedwith a feed point 11 of the radiation source 10. The set of suppressionfence posts 40 surrounds the driving circuit 30 in such a manner thatthe suppression fence posts 40 are spacingly and intervally arrangedaround side portions of the driving circuit 30. When the driving circuit30 provides microwave excitation electrical signal from the feed point11 of the radiation source 10 to the radiation source 10, the radiationsource 10 and the reference ground 20 coordinate with each other toallow the microwave detector to produce radiated wave, wherein the setof suppression fence posts 40 can effectively suppress the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30.

More specifically, for the microwave detector according to the preferredembodiment as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, the radiation source 10 has aradiation source surface 12, the reference ground 20 has a referenceground surface 23, and the radiation source surface 12 of the radiationsource 10 and the reference ground surface 23 of the reference ground 20are parallel with each other, so that the microwave detector has a flatpanel shape. In other word, the microwave detector as illustrated inFIGS. 1-4 is a flat panel detector.

It is worth mentioning that the microwave detector illustrated in FIGS.1-4 is described as a flat panel detector as an example, but it shallnot be considered as limitation to the content and scope of themicrowave detector of the present invention. For instance, according toother embodiments of the present invention, the microwave detector canbe a columnar detector, which means that the extending direction of theradiation source 10 is perpendicular to the reference ground surface 23of the reference ground 20.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the peripheral edges around the radiation source10 form a rectangle shape, so as to provide the radiation source 10 alength direction and a width direction. The peripheral edges around thereference ground 20 form a rectangle shape, so as to provide thereference ground 20 a length direction and a width direction. In which,the length direction of the radiation source 10 and the length directionof the reference ground 20 are consistent in the same direction.Correspondingly, the width direction of the radiation source 10 and thewidth direction of the reference ground 20 are consistent in the samedirection. According to a first alternative mode of the microwavedetector as illustrated in FIG. 6, the length direction of the radiationsource 10 and the width direction of the reference ground 20 areconsistent in the same direction, and correspondingly, the widthdirection of the radiation source 10 and the length direction of thereference ground 20 are consistent in the same direction.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the microwave detector further comprises anupper plate component 60 and a lower plate component 70. The upper platecomponent 60 comprises an upper base layer 61 and a first metal layer62. The upper base layer 61 has an attaching side 611 and a mountingside 612 corresponding to the attaching side 611. The first metal layer62 is attached on the attaching side 611 of the upper base layer 61. Thelower plate component 70 comprises a lower base layer 71, a second metallayer 72 and a third metal layer 73. The lower base layer 71 has anupper surface 711 and a lower surface 712 corresponding to the uppersurface 711. The second metal layer 72 is attached on the upper surface711 of the lower base layer 71. The third metal layer 73 is attached onthe lower surface 712 of the lower base layer 71.

It is worth mentioning that the first metal layer 62, the second metallayer 72 and the third metal layer 73 may be, but not limited to, copperplates, such that it may utilize copper plating technology to attach thefirst metal layer 62 on the attaching side 611 of the upper base layer61, attach the second metal layer 72 on the upper surface 711 of thelower base layer 71, and attach the third metal layer 73 on the lowersurface 712 of the lower base layer 71.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the driving circuit 30 is formed by means ofetching, but not limited to, on the middle portion of the third metallayer 73, that is attached on the lower surface 712 of the lower baselayer 71. The etched third metal layer 73 forms an etched layer 74 whichincludes a peripheral portion 741 surrounding around the driving circuit30. In other words, the microwave detector of the present inventionfurther comprises the etched layer 74 including the peripheral portion741, wherein the peripheral portion 741 is arranged to be surroundingaround the driving circuit 30 so as to be layered on the lower surface712 of the lower base layer 71.

Preferably, the driving circuit 30 comprises at least two interconnectedcircuit modules 31. Each of the circuit modules 31 can be, but notlimited to, oscillation circuit module, frequency mixing circuit module,wave detection circuit module, amplifying circuit module, and etc. Theetched layer 74 further includes at least a partition portion 742, whichis formed and provided between two adjacent circuit modules 31 of thedriving circuit 30, so as to separate and divide the two adjacentcircuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30. For example, for themicrowave detector according to the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, by etching the middle portion of the third metal layer 73attached on the lower surface 712 of the lower base layer 71, thedriving circuit 30, the peripheral portion 741 surrounding around thedriving circuit 30, and the partition portion 742 dividing andseparating two adjacent circuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30 areformed and provided.

The mounting side 612 of the upper base layer 61 of the upper platecomponent 60 is attached and mounted on the second metal layer 72. Thedriving circuit 30 is electrically connected with the first metal layer62, such that the first metal layer 62 forms the radiation source 10,the second metal layer 72 forms the reference ground 20, the upper baselayer 61 forms the radiating clearance 50, and the connecting site ofthe first metal layer 62 and the driving circuit 30 forms the feed point11 of the radiation source 10.

In the microwave detector of the present invention, after the mountingside 612 of the upper base layer 61 of the upper plate component 60 isattached on the second metal layer 72, the driving circuit 30 and thefirst metal layer 62 can be communicatively connected by, for example,VIA technology and metallization through-VIA technology. Specifically,the microwave detector further comprises an electrical connectionelement 80, formed and constructed by, for example, VIA technology andmetallization through-VIA technology, which penetrates the upper platecomponent 60 and the lower plate component 70 and is electricallyconnected with the feed point 11 of the radiation source 10 and thedriving circuit 30, such that the feed point 11 of the radiation source10 is electrically and conductively connected with the driving circuit30 through the electrical connection element 80.

In the microwave detector of the present invention, the reference ground20 is formed by the second metal layer 72 attached on the upper surface711 of the lower base layer 71 and the driving circuit 30 is formed bythe third metal layer 73 attached on the lower surface 712 of the lowerbase layer 71 after etching, such that the lower base layer 71 dividesand separates the reference ground 20 and the driving circuit 30, so asto provide a spacing distance between the reference ground 20 and thedriving circuit 30.

According to the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, athickness of the lower base layer 71 is equal to or larger than 1/128λ,wherein λ is a wavelength of the radiated wave of the microwavedetector, so that the spacing distance between the reference ground 20and the driving circuit 30 is equal to or larger than 1/128λ. A set ofthe suppression fence posts 40 surrounds the driving circuit 30 in sucha manner that the suppression fence posts 40 are respectively andspacingly and intervally arranged around the side portions of thedriving circuit 30, so that the set of the suppression fence posts 40can suppress the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by thedriving circuit 30 effectively when the driving circuit 30 providesmicrowave excitation electrical signal from the feed point 11 of theradiation source 10 to the radiation source 10 to allow the radiationsource 10 and the reference ground 20 to coordinate to generate radiatedwave for the microwave detector.

In the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, the thickness ofthe lower base layer 71 is equal to the spacing distance between thereference ground 20 and the driving circuit 30. Alternatively, thethickness of the lower base layer 71 is greater than the spacingdistance between the reference ground 20 and the driving circuit 30.

Preferably, each of the suppression fence posts 40 of the set ofsuppression fence posts 40 is extended from the peripheral portion 741of the etched layer 74 to the direction of the reference ground 20, suchthat the set of the suppression fence posts 40 surrounds the drivingcircuit 30 in such a manner that the suppression fence posts 40 of theset of the suppression fence posts 40 are spacingly and intervallyarranged around the side portions of the driving circuit 30, so that theset of the suppression fence posts 40 can prevent the electromagneticwave generated by the driving circuit 30 from radiating to the outsideof the peripheral portion 741 in order to suppressing the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30.Preferably, the distance of every two adjacent suppression fence posts40 of the set of suppression fence posts 40 is equal to or less than1/16λ. More preferably, the distance of two adjacent suppression fenceposts 40 of the set of suppression fence posts 40 is equal to or lessthan 1/128λ, so as to prevent stray electromagnetic radiation generatedby the driving circuit 30 from radiating to the outside of theperipheral portion 741 and suppress the stray electromagnetic radiationgenerated by the driving circuit 30.

According to the microwave detector of this preferred embodiment, asillustrated in FIGS. 1-4, each of the suppression fence posts 40 of theset of suppression fence posts 40 is respectively from the peripheralportion 741 of the etched layer 74 to the reference ground 20. Forexample, the set of suppression fence posts 40 is formed and constructedby utilizing, but not limited to, VIA technology or metallizationthrough-VIA technology on the lower plate component 70, extended fromthe peripheral portion 741 of the etched layer 74 to the referenceground 20. According to another embodiment of the present invention, aspacing distance is provided between at least one of the suppressionfence posts 40 of the set of suppression fence posts 40 and thereference ground 20. Besides, the spacing distance between thesuppression fence posts 40 and the reference ground 20 is smaller thanor equal to 1/128λ.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the microwave detector further comprises atleast a row of suppression dams 90, wherein each of the suppression dams90 of the row of suppression dams is extended from the partition portion742 of the etched layer 74 toward the direction of the reference ground20 in such a manner that the suppression dams 90 are spacingly andintervally arranged with each other, such that the row of suppressiondams 90 divides and separates two adjacent circuit modules 31 of thedriving circuit 30 in order to reduce and weaken the electromagneticwave produced by the driving circuit 30. For example, one row of thesuppression dams 90 can divide and separate an oscillation circuitmodule from a frequency mixing circuit module, one row of suppressiondams 90 can divide and separate an oscillation circuit module from awave detection circuit module of the driving circuit 30, one row ofsuppression dams 90 can divide and separate an oscillation circuitmodule from an amplifying circuit module of the driving circuit 30, onerow of suppression dams 90 can divide and separate a frequency mixingcircuit module from a wave detection circuit module of the drivingcircuit 30, one row of suppression dams 90 can divide and separate afrequency mixing circuit module from an amplifying circuit module of thedriving circuit 30, and one row of suppression dams 90 can divide andseparate a wave detection circuit module from an amplifying circuitmodule of the driving circuit 30.

According to the microwave detector of this preferred embodiment, asillustrated in FIGS. 1-4, each of the suppression dams 90 of the set ofsuppression dams 90 is extended from the partition portion 742 of theetched layer 74 to the reference ground 20. For example, the row ofsuppression dams 90 is formed and constructed by utilizing, but notlimited to, VIA technology or metallization through-VIA technology onthe lower plate component 70, extended from the partition portion 742 ofthe etched layer 74 to the reference ground 20. According to anotherembodiment of the present invention, a spacing distance is providedbetween at least one of the suppression dams 90 of the row ofsuppression dams 90 and the reference ground 20. Besides, the spacingdistance between the suppression dam 90 and the reference ground 20 issmaller than or equal to 1/128λ.

Preferably, a set of the suppression fence posts 40 and a row of thesuppression dams 90 can both be formed on the lower plate component 70through, for example, the VIA technology or metallization through-VIAtechnology.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the microwave detector further comprises ashield member 100 having a shielded space 101 therein. The shield member100 is configured and arranged to cover the driving circuit 30, so as toretain the driving circuit 30 in the shielded space 101 of the shieldmember 100, such that the shield member 100 suppresses the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30 throughblocking the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the drivingcircuit 30 from radiating outside of the shield member 100.

Specifically, the shield member 100 is arranged on the etched layer 74of the lower plate component 70, wherein a shield wall 102 of the shieldmember 100 adapted for forming and defining the shielded space 101inside the shield member 100 is provided corresponding to the set of thesuppression fence posts 40. In this way, the shielded space 101 can befurther defined by the suppression fence posts 40 and the referenceground 20 and the set of the suppression fence posts 40 and the shieldmember 100 can coordinate to avoid the stray electromagnetic radiationgenerated by the driving circuit 30 from radiating to the outside of theshield member 100 and to suppress the stray electromagnetic radiationgenerated by the driving circuit 30.

In particular, according to one embodiment of the present invention, theshielded space 101 provides a wave absorption material arranged therein,which absorbs stray electromagnetic radiation in order to deplete andreduce the interference to the corresponding driving circuit 30 renderedby the secondary reflection of the stray electromagnetic radiationgenerated by the driving circuit 30 within the shielded space 101. Thewave absorption material may be, for example, but not limited to, highmagnetic loss type wave absorption material, high dielectric loss typewave absorption material, and high resistive loss type wave absorptionmaterial.

FIGS. 5A-5G illustrates a manufacturing process of the microwavedetector.

Referring to FIG. 5A as well as the perspective views of the microwavedetector as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, the upper plate component 60 isprovided. The upper plate component 60 comprises the upper base layer 61and the first metal layer 62 attached on the attaching side 611 of theupper base layer 61.

Specifically, in the manufacturing process of the microwave detectoraccording to one embodiment of the present invention, firstly a baseplate is provided, and then a metal plate is attached on the surface ofthe base plate in order to form a panel unit.

Next, the panel unit is cut and shaped to form the upper plate component60. The cut and shaped base plate forms the upper base layer 61 of theupper plate component 60 and the cut and shaped metal plate forms thefirst metal layer 62 of the upper plate component 60.

According to an alternative mode of the manufacturing processes of themicrowave detector of the present invention, firstly the upper baselayer 61 and the first metal layer 62 are provided. Then, the firstmetal layer 62 is attached on the attaching side 611 of the upper baselayer 61 to form the upper plate component 60.

It is worth mentioning that the way to attach the metal plate on thesurface of the base plate in order to allow the metal plate and the baseplate to be laminated to form a panel unit shall not be limited in themicrowave detector of the present invention. For example, an adhesivesuch as glue is applied between the metal layer and the base plate toattach the metal plate onto the surface of the base plate, so as toallow the metal plate and the base plate to be laminated to form thepanel unit.

Correspondingly, in the alternative mode, the way to attach the firstmetal layer 62 on the attaching side 611 of the upper base layer 61shall not be limited for the microwave detector of the present inventiontoo. For example, an adhesive is provided between the attaching side 611of the upper base layer 61 and the first metal layer 62 so as to attachthe first metal layer 62 on the attaching side 611 of the upper baselayer 61 to form the upper plate component 60.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the lower plate component 70 is provided. Thelower plate component 70 comprises the lower base layer 71, the secondmetal layer 72 attached on the upper surface 711 of the lower base layer71, and the third metal layer 73 attached on the lower surface 712 ofthe lower base layer 71.

Specifically, in the manufacturing process of the microwave detectoraccording to one embodiment of the present invention, firstly a baseplate is provided, and then two metal plates are attached on the twosurfaces of the base plate respectively in order to form a panel unit.Next, the panel unit is cut and shaped to form the lower plate component70. The cut base plate forms the lower base layer 71 of the lower platecomponent 70, while the cut metal plates respectively form the secondmetal layer 72 and the third metal layer 73 of the lower plate component70.

According to an alternative mode of the manufacturing processes of themicrowave detector of the present invention, firstly the lower baselayer 71 one second metal layer 72 and one third metal layer 73 areprovided. Then, the second metal layer 72 is attached on the uppersurface 711 of the lower base layer 71 and the third metal layer 73 isattached on the upper surface 712 of the lower base layer 71 to form thelower plate component 70.

It is worth mentioning that the way to attach the metal plate on thesurface of the base plate in order to allow the metal plate and the baseplate to be laminated to form the panel unit shall not be limited in themicrowave detector of the present invention. For example, an adhesive isapplied between the metal plate and the base plate to attach the metalplate onto the surface of the base plate, so as to allow the metal layerand the base plate to be laminated to form the panel unit.

Correspondingly, in the alternative mode, the way to attach the secondmetal layer 72 on the upper surface 711 of the lower base layer 71 andthe third metal layer 73 on the upper surface 711 of the lower baselayer 71 shall not be limited for microwave detector of the presentinvention. For example, an adhesive is provided between the second metallayer 72 and the upper surface 711 of the lower base layer 71 as well asbetween the third metal layer 73 and the lower surface 712 of the lowerbase layer 71, so as to attach the second metal layer 72 on the uppersurface 711 of the lower base layer 71 and attach the third metal layer73 on the lower surface 712 of the lower base layer 71.

Referring to FIGS. 5C and 5D, etch a middle portion of the second metallayer 72 to form a notch 721 in the second metal layer 72. And, etch thethird metal layer 73 so as to form and construct the driving circuit 30thereon, a peripheral portion 741 of the etched layer 74 surroundingaround the driving circuit 30, and a partition portion 742 of the etchedlayer 74 dividing and separating the adjacent circuit module 31 of thedriving circuit 30.

It is worth mentioning that the order of etching the second metal layer72 and etching the third metal layer 73 shall not be limited in themanufacturing process of the microwave detector of the presentinvention. For example, according to one embodiment, the second metallayer 72 is firstly etched and then the third metal layer 73 is etched.Nevertheless, according to another embodiment, the third metal layer 73is firstly etched and then the second metal layer 72 is etched.Moreover, according to another embodiment, the second metal layer 72 andthe third metal layer 73 are etched at the same time.

Referring to FIG. 5E, by means of such as VIA technology ormetallization through-VIA technology, at least a set of suppressionfence posts 40 and at least a row of suppression dams 90 are formed onthe lower plate component 70, wherein the suppression fence posts 40 ofthe set of suppression fence posts 40 are spacingly and intervallyformed and constructed around the side portions of the driving circuit30 in the manner of extending from the peripheral portion 741 of theetched layer 74 towards the direction of the second metal layer 72, sothat the suppression fence posts 40 of the set of suppression fenceposts 40 surround around the driving circuit 30. In addition, thesuppression dams 90 of the row of suppression dams 90 are spacingly andintervally formed and constructed between the adjacent circuit modules31 of the driving circuit 30 in the manner of extending from thepartition portion 742 of the etched layer 74 towards the direction ofthe second metal layer 72, so that the suppression dams 90 of the row ofsuppression dams 90 divide and separate the adjacent circuit modules 31of the driving circuit 30. Preferably, each of the suppression fenceposts 40 of the set of suppression fence posts 40 is extended from theperipheral portion 741 of the etched layer 74 to the second metal layer72, wherein each of the suppression dams of the row of suppression dams90 is extended from the partition portion 742 of the etched layer 74 tothe second metal layer 72.

It is worth mentioning that the order of forming and constructing thesuppression fence posts 40 and the suppression dams 90 shall not belimited in the manufacturing process of the microwave detector of thepresent invention. For example, according to a preferred embodiment, thesuppression fence posts 40 are firstly formed and constructed and thenthe suppression dams 90 are formed and constructed. Nevertheless,according to an alternative mode, the suppression dams 90 are firstlyformed and constructed and then the suppression fence posts 40 areformed and constructed. Also, according another alternative mode, thesuppression fence posts 40 and the suppression dams 90 are formed andconstructed at the same time.

Referring to FIG. 5F, attach and mount the mounting side 612 of theupper base layer 61 of the upper plate component 60 on the second metallayer 72 of the lower plate component 70, and then the electricalconnection element 80, extended from the first metal layer 62 of theupper plate component 60 via the through notch 721 of the second metallayer 72 of the lower plate component 70 to the driving circuit 30, isformed and constructed by, for example, VIA technology and metallizationthrough-VIA technology, such that the first metal layer 62 of the upperplate component 60 forms the radiation source 10, the second metal layer72 of the lower plate component 70 forms the reference ground 20, andthe upper base layer 61 of the upper plate component 60 forms theradiating clearance 50. It should be understandable that, through theformation of the through notch 721 in the second metal layer 72 of thelower plate component 70, the electrical connection element 80 formedcan be prevented from communicating with the reference ground 20.

Referring to FIG. 5G, the shield member 100 is mounted on the lowerplate component 70, such that the shield wall 102 of the shield member100 is arranged corresponding to the set of suppression fence posts 40,so as to keep and retain the driving circuit 30 in the shielded space101 formed and defined by the shield wall 102 of the shield member 100.

It is worth mentioning that the way of mounting the shield member 100 onthe lower plate component 70 shall not be limited for the microwavedetector of the present invention. For example, the lower platecomponent 70 may have one or more mounting holes 75 extended from theperipheral portion 741 of the etched layer 74 to the reference ground20, and the shield member 100 may comprise one or more mounting arms 104arranged thereon, such that the one or more mounting arms 104 of theshield member 100 can be respectively mounted in the mounting holes 75of the lower plate component 70, so as to install the shield member 100to the lower plate component 70.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the presentinvention further provides a manufacturing method of the microwavedetector, comprising the following steps:

(a) Etch the second metal layer 72 that is attached on the upper surface712 of the lower base layer 71, so as to allow the second metal layer 72to form the notch 721, and etch the third metal layer 73 that isattached on the lower surface 712 of the lower base layer 72 to allowthe third metal layer 73 to form the driving circuit 30.

(b) Form at least a set of the suppression fence posts 40 surroundingaround the side portions of the driving circuit 30.

(c) Allow the mounting side 612 of the upper base layer 61, which hasthe first metal layer 62 attached on the attaching side 611 thereof, tobe attached on the second metal layer 72.

(d) Form the electrical connection element 80, extended from the firstmetal layer 62 to the driving circuit 30 via the through notch 721 ofthe second metal layer 72, so as to make the microwave detector, whereinthe first metal layer 62 forms the radiation source 10 of the microwavedetector, the second metal layer 72 forms the reference ground 20 of themicrowave detector, and the upper base layer 61 forms the radiatingclearance 50 of the microwave detector.

In contrasting to the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4,the microwave detector according to a second alternative mode asillustrated in FIGS. 7-9 is different in that the microwave detectorcomprises two sets of suppression fence posts 40, wherein both sets ofsuppression fence posts 40 are arranged surrounding the driving circuit30, wherein one of the sets of suppression fence posts 40 is arranged inin inner position forming a set of inner suppression fence posts 41,while correspondingly, the other set of suppression fence posts 40 isarranged in the outer position forming a set of outer suppression fenceposts 42, wherein the inner suppression fence posts 41 surround thedriving circuit 30 in such a manner that the inner suppression fenceposts 41 are spacingly and intervally arranged along the side portionsof the driving circuit 30, and the outer suppression fence posts 42surround the driving circuit 30 in such a manner that the outersuppression fence posts 42 are spacingly and intervally arranged alongthe side potions of the driving circuit 30. Preferably, each of theinner suppression fence posts 41 of the set of inner suppression fenceposts 41 and each of the outer suppression fence posts 42 of the set ofouter suppression fence posts 42 are alternately arranged andpositioned. For example, any one of the inner suppression fence posts 41is formed corresponding to the space formed and defined between twoadjacent outer suppression fence posts 42, while any one of the outersuppression fence posts 42 is also formed corresponding to the spaceformed and defined between the two adjacent inner suppression fenceposts 41. Alternatively, the inner suppression fence posts 41 and theouter suppression fence posts 42 are positioned corresponding with eachother.

Referring to FIGS. 7-9, according to the second alternative mode of theabove preferred embodiment of the present invention, the driving circuit30 is embodied to comprise three circuit modules 31, namely a frequencymixing wave detection circuit module, an oscillation circuit module anda low frequency amplifying circuit module. Correspondingly, themicrowave detector comprises two rows of suppression dams, including onerow of first suppression dams 91 and another row of second suppressiondams 92. The row of first suppression dams 91 is extended from an end ofthe peripheral portion 741 to the other end thereof in such a mannerthat the first suppression dams 91 are separated and spaced with oneanother, such that the low frequency amplifying circuit module isretained in one side of the row of first suppression dams 91, while thefrequency mixing wave detection circuit module and the oscillationcircuit module are retained at the other side of the row of firstsuppression dams 91, wherein the row of second suppression dams 92 isextended from a side of the peripheral portion 741 to the firstsuppression dams 91 in such a manner that the second suppression dams 92are separated and spaced from one another, such that the frequencymixing wave detection circuit module is retained in one side of the rowof second suppression dams 92, while the oscillation circuit module isretained in the other side of the row of second suppression dams 92. Inother words, the row of first suppression dams 91 is arranged fordividing and separating adjacent circuit modules 31 of the drivingcircuit 30, and that the row of second suppression dams 92 is arrangedfor dividing and separating adjacent circuit modules 31 of the drivingcircuit 30 too.

Preferably, referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, each of the first suppressiondams 91 of the row of first suppression dams 91 and each of the secondsuppression dams 92 of the row of second suppression dams 92 areextended from the lower base layer 71 to the reference ground 20.

Please referring to FIGS. 7-9, according to the second alternative modeof the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shieldmember 100 is embodied to comprise the shield wall 102 and two divisionmembers 103, namely a first division member 1031 and a second divisionmember 1032. The space formed and defined in the shield wall 102 by thefirst division member 1031 is extended from an end of the shield wall102 to another end thereof. The space formed and defined in the shieldwall 102 by the second division member 1032 is extended from a side ofthe shield wall 102 to the first division member 1031, so as to utilizethe shield wall 102, the first division member 1031 and the seconddivision member 1032 to form and define three adjacent and independentshielded spaces 101.

The shield member 100 is mounted on the lower plate component 70. Theshield wall 102 of the shield member 100 is arranged corresponding tothe set of suppression fence posts 40. The first division member 1031 ofthe shield member 100 is arranged corresponding to one row of the firstsuppression dams 91. The second division member 1032 of the shieldmember 100 is arranged corresponding to one row of the secondsuppression dams 92. Thereby, the low frequency amplifying circuitmodule of the driving circuit 30 is positioned corresponding to theshielded space 101 formed and defined by the shield wall 102 and thefirst division member 1031; the frequency mixing wave detection circuitmodule of the driving circuit 30 is positioned corresponding to theshielded space 101 formed and defined by the shield wall 102, the firstdivision member 1031 and the second division member 1032; theoscillation circuit module of the driving circuit 30 is positionedcorresponding to the shielded space 101 formed and defined by the shieldwall 102, the first division member 1031 and the second division member1032, such that the shield member 100 can divide and isolate theadjacent circuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30 so as to suppressthe stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30as well as to reduce the interference to the adjacent circuit modules 31rendered by the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the drivingcircuit 30.

Preferably, the shield member 100 has an integral structure. That is theshield wall 102, the first division member 1031 and the second divisionmember 1032 of the shield member 100 can be integrally formed.

In contrasting to the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS. 7-9,the microwave detector according to a third alternative mode asillustrated in FIGS. 10-11 is different in that the driving circuit 30is embodied to comprise two circuit modules 31, namely an oscillationcircuit module and a frequency mixing wave detection amplifying circuitmodule, wherein one row of the first suppression dams 91 is extendedfrom an end of the peripheral portion 741 towards the direction ofanother end thereof, while one row of the second suppression dams 92 isextended from a side of the peripheral portion 741 towards the directionof another side thereof, wherein the row of first suppression dams 91 isarranged with respect to the row of second suppression dams 92, suchthat the row of first suppression dams 91 and the row of secondsuppression dams 92 are arranged to divide and isolate the oscillationcircuit module and the frequency mixing wave detection amplifyingcircuit module of the driving circuit 30.

The space formed and defined within the shield wall 102 by the firstdivision member 1031 of the shield member 100 is extended from an end ofthe shield wall 102 towards the direction of another end of the shieldwall 102. The space formed and defined within the shield wall 102 by thesecond division member 1032 is extended from a side of the shield wall102 towards the direction of another side of the shield wall 102.Besides, the first division member 1031 and the second division member1032 are connected with each other, so as to utilize the shield wall102, the first division member 1031 and the second division member 1032to form and define two adjacent and independent shielded spaces 101.

The shield member 100 is mounted on the lower plate component 70. Theshield wall 102 of the shield member 100 is arranged corresponding toone set of the suppression fence posts 40. The first division member1031 of the shield member 100 is arranged corresponding to one row ofthe first suppression dams 91. The second division member 1032 of theshield member 100 is formed corresponding to one row of the secondsuppression dams 92. Thereby, the oscillation circuit module of thedriving circuit 30 is retained in the corresponding shielded space 101formed and defined by the shield wall 102, the first division member1031 and the second division member 1032, and the frequency mixing wavedetection amplifying circuit module of the driving circuit 30 isretained in the corresponding shielded space 101 formed and defined bythe shield wall 102, the first division member 1031 and the seconddivision member 1032. Accordingly, the shield member 100 substantiallydivides and isolates the adjacent circuit modules 31 of the drivingcircuit 30, so as to suppress the stray electromagnetic radiationgenerated by the driving circuit 30 as well as to reduce theinterference to adjacent circuit modules 31 rendered by the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30.

In particular, according to some embodiments of the present invention,at least one of the shielded spaces 101 comprises a wave absorptionmaterial arranged therein, which absorbs stray electromagnetic radiationin order to deplete and reduce the interference to the correspondingdriving circuit 30 and/or adjacent circuit module(s) 31 by the secondaryreflection of the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by thedriving circuit 30 in the shielded space 101. The wave absorptionmaterial may be, for example but not limited to, high magnetic loss typewave absorption material, high dielectric loss type wave absorptionmaterial, and high resistive loss type wave absorption material.

In contrasting to the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4,the microwave detector according to a fourth alternative mode of theabove preferred embodiment of the present invention as illustrated inFIGS. 12-13 is different in that the upper base layer 61 of the upperplate component 60 is layered on the second metal layer 72 of the lowerplate component 70, so as to prevent the reference ground 20 formed bythe second metal layer 72 of the lower plate component 70 from exposure.In other words, for the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS.12-13, the suppression fence posts 40 are invisible from the exteriorand outside.

The manufacturing process of the microwave detector according to thefourth alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention as illustrated in FIGS. 12-13 is different from themanufacturing process of the microwave detector as illustrated in FIGS.1-4 in that a base plate is firstly provided, and then a metal layer isattached on the surface of the base plate in order to form a panel unit.Next, the panel unit is cut, and then the metal layer is etched in orderto form the upper plate component 60. The cut base plate forms the upperbase layer 61 of the upper plate component 60 and the cut and etchedmetal layer forms the first metal layer 62 of the upper plate component60.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the presentinvention further provides a stray electromagnetic radiation suppressionmethod for microwave detector, comprising the following steps:

(A) Arrange at least one set of suppression fence posts 40 around thedriving circuit 30 of the microwave detector along the side portions ofthe driving circuit 30.

(B) Prevent the electromagnetic wave produced by the driving circuit 30from radiating to the direction of the side portions of the drivingcircuit 30 by means of the at least one set of the suppression fenceposts 40 when a microwave excitation electrical signal is provided fromthe feed point 11 of the radiation source 10 of the microwave detectorto the radiation source 10 by the driving circuit 30, so as to suppressthe stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30.

Further, the stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method furthercomprises the following step:

(C) Divide and isolate the adjacent circuit modules 31 of the drivingcircuit 30 so as to weaken the stray electromagnetic radiation generatedby the driving circuit 30.

Specifically, according to a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, in the step (C) of the stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, at least a row of the suppression dams 90 is formedbetween the adjacent circuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30, suchthat the row of suppression dams 90 divides and isolates the adjacentcircuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30 in order to suppress thestray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30 andto reduce the interference to the adjacent circuit module 31 rendered bythe stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, inthe step (C) of the stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method,the circuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30 are respectivelyretained in independent shielded spaces 101 of the shield member 100, soas to utilize the shield member 100 to divide and isolate the adjacentcircuit modules 31 of the driving circuit 30 in order to suppress thestray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30 andto reduce the interference to the adjacent circuit module 31 rendered bythe stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30.

Referring to FIGS. 14-17 of the present invention, a microwave detectoraccording to a fifth alternative mode of the above preferred embodimentof the present invention is disclosed and illustrated in the followingdescription, wherein the microwave detector comprises a radiation source10A, a reference ground 20A and a driving circuit 30A.

More specifically, the reference ground 20A has a first side 21A and asecond side 22A with respect to the first side 21A. The radiation source10A is retained on the first side 21A of the reference ground 20A. Theradiation source 10A and the reference ground 20A are separated andspaced to form a radiating gap 50A of the microwave detector between theradiation source 10A and the reference ground 20A. The driving circuit30A is retained on the second side 22A of the reference ground 20A. Thedriving circuit 30A is electrically connected with a feed point 11A ofthe radiation source 10A. A spacing distance between the referenceground 20A and the driving circuit 30A is smaller than 1/128λ, wherein λis the wavelength of the radiated wave of the microwave detector. Whenthe driving circuit 30A provides microwave excitation electrical signalfrom the feed point 11A of the radiation source 10A to the radiationsource 10A, the radiation source 10A and the reference ground 20Acoordinate with each other to allow the microwave detector to produceradiated wave. Accordingly, the configuring and arranging of the spacingdistance between reference ground 20A and the driving circuit 30A to besmaller than 1/128λ can suppress the stray electromagnetic radiationgenerated by the driving circuit 30A.

More specifically, for the microwave detector according to the fifthalternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention as illustrated in FIGS. 14-17, the radiation source 10Acomprises a radiation source plane 12A, wherein the reference ground 20Ahas a reference ground plane 23A, and the radiation source plane 12A ofthe radiation source 10A and the reference ground plane 23A of thereference ground 20A are parallel to each other, so as to make themicrowave detector having a flat panel shape. In other words, themicrowave detector as illustrated in FIGS. 14-17 is a flat paneldetector.

It is worth mentioning that the microwave detector as illustrated inFIGS. 14-17 is described as a flat panel detector as an example, but itshall not be considered as limitation of the content and scope of themicrowave detector of the present invention. For example, according toother embodiments of the present invention, the microwave detector canbe a columnar detector, which means that the extending direction of theradiation source 10A is perpendicular to the reference ground plane 23Aof the reference ground 20A.

Referring to FIGS. 14-17, the radiation source 10A has a rectangle shapewith four edges therearound, such that the radiation source 10A has alength direction and a width direction. The reference ground 20A alsohas a rectangle shape with four edges therearound, such that thereference ground 20A has a length direction and a width direction. Thelength direction of the radiation source 10A and the length direction ofthe reference ground 20A are parallel. Correspondingly, the widthdirection of the radiation source 10A and the width direction of thereference ground 20A are parallel. Alternatively, according to analternative mode of the microwave detector, the length direction of theradiation source 10A and the width direction of the reference ground 20Aare configured in parallel direction, and correspondingly, the widthdirection of the radiation source 10A and the length direction of thereference ground 20A are configured in parallel direction.

Referring to FIGS. 14-17, the microwave detector further comprises anupper plate component 60A and a lower plate component 70A. The upperplate component 60A comprises an upper base layer 61A and a first metallayer 62A. The upper base layer 61A has an attaching side 611A and amounting side 612A corresponding to the attaching side 611A. The firstmetal layer 62A is attached on the attaching side 611A of the upper baselayer 61A. The lower plate component 70A comprises a lower base layer71A, a second metal layer 72A and a third metal layer 73A. The lowerbase layer 71A has an upper surface 711A and a lower surface 712Acorresponding to the upper surface 711A. The second metal layer 72A isattached on the upper surface 711A of the lower base layer 71A. Thethird metal layer 73A is attached on the lower surface 712A of the lowerbase layer 71A.

It is worth mentioning that the first metal layer 62A, the second metallayer 72A and the third metal layer 73A may be, but not limited to,copper layers, such that it may utilize copper plating technology toattach the first metal layer 62A on the attaching side 611A of the upperbase layer 61A, attach the second metal layer 72A on the upper surface711A of the lower base layer 71A, and attach the third metal layer 73Aon the lower surface 712A of the lower base layer 71A.

Referring to FIG. 16, the driving circuit 30A is formed by means of, butnot limited to, etching on a middle portion of the third metal layer 73Athat is attached on the lower surface 712A of the lower base layer 71A.The etched third metal layer 73A forms an etched layer 74A and theetched layer 74A includes a peripheral portion 741A surrounding aroundthe driving circuit 30A.

The mounting side 612A of the upper base layer 61A of the upper platecomponent 60A is attached and mounted on the second metal layer 72A. Thedriving circuit 30A is electrically connected with the first metal layer62A, such that the first metal layer 62A forms the radiation source 10A,the second metal layer 72A forms the reference ground 20A, the upperbase layer 61A forms the radiating clearance 50A, and the connectingsite of the first metal layer 62A and the driving circuit 30A forms thefeed point 11A of the radiation source 10A.

In the microwave detector of the present invention, after the mountingside 612A of the upper base layer 61A of the upper plate component 60Ais attached on the second metal layer 72A, the driving circuit 30A andthe first metal layer 62A are electrically and conductively connectedthrough, for example, VIA technology or metallization VIA technology.Specifically, the microwave detector further comprises an electricalconnection element 80A, formed and constructed through, for example, VIAtechnology or metallization VIA technology, so as to penetrate the upperplate component 60A and the lower plate component 70A and beelectrically connected with the feed point 11A of the radiation source10A and the driving circuit 30A, such that the feed point 11A of theradiation source 10A and the driving circuit 30A are electrically andconductively connected by the electrical connection element 80A.

In the microwave detector of the present invention, the reference ground20A is formed by the second metal layer 72A attached on the uppersurface 711A of the lower base layer 71A and the driving circuit 30A isformed by the third metal layer 73A attached on the lower surface 712Aof the lower base layer 71A after etching, such that the lower baselayer 71A divides and isolates the reference ground 20A and the drivingcircuit 30A, so as to maintain a spacing distance between the referenceground 20A and the driving circuit 30A.

In the microwave detector as illustrated in Figs and 14-17, thethickness of the lower base layer 71A is smaller than 1/128λ, wherein λis the wavelength of the radiated wave produced by the microwavedetector, such that the spacing distance between the reference ground20A and the driving circuit 30A is smaller than 1/128λ. Therefore, whenthe driving circuit 30A provides microwave excitation electrical signalfrom the feed point 11A of the radiation source 10A to the radiationsource 10A, the radiation source 10A and the reference ground 20Acoordinate with each other to allow the microwave detector to produceradiated wave. Accordingly, the configuring and arranging of the spacingdistance between reference ground 20A and the driving circuit 30A to besmaller than 1/128λ can suppress stray electromagnetic radiationproduced by the driving circuit 30A.

Referring to FIGS. 14-17, the microwave detector further comprises ashield member 100A having a shielded space 101A therein. The shieldmember 100A is configured and arranged to cover the driving circuit 30Aso as to retain the driving circuit 30A within the shielded space 101Aof the shield member 100A in order to suppress the stray electromagneticradiation generated by the driving circuit 30 and block the strayelectromagnetic radiation generated by the driving circuit 30A fromradiating to the outside of the shield member 100A.

The differences between the microwave detector according to a sixthalternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the presentinvention as illustrated in FIG. 18 and the microwave detector accordingto the fifth alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of thepresent invention as illustrated in FIGS. 14-17 include that, for themicrowave detector as illustrated in FIG. 18, the shield member 100Acomprises at least two independent shielded spaces 101A formed thereinand the driving circuit 30A comprises at least two circuit modules 31A,wherein the at least two shielded space 101A of the shield member 100Arespectively accommodate the at least two circuit modules 31A of thedriving circuit 30A, so as to divide and isolate the adjacent circuitmodules of the driving circuit by the shield member 100A, so as tosuppress the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by the drivingcircuit.

One skilled in the art should be able to understand that the aboveembodiments are just examples. Therefore, features of variousembodiments may also be interchanged and combined in order to easilycome out and achieve other implementations that the drawings of thepresent invention have not specified based on the disclosed contents ofthe present invention.

One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawings and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting. It will thus be seenthat the objects of the present invention have been fully andeffectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and describedfor the purposes of illustrating the functional and structuralprinciples of the present invention and is subject to change withoutdeparture from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes allmodifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims.

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 32. A microwave detector, comprising: a referenceground; a radiation source having a feed point; a driving circuit,electrically connected with said feed point of said radiating source,wherein said radiating source, said reference ground and said drivingcircuit are arranged in order along a thickness direction of saidmicrowave detector, wherein said radiation source and said referenceground are separated and spaced so as to form and define a radiating gapbetween said radiation source and said reference ground, wherein aspacing distance between said reference ground and said driving circuitis greater than or equal to 1/128λ, wherein λ is a wavelength of aradiated wave of said microwave detector; and at least one set ofsuppression fence posts, wherein said suppression fence posts of saidset of suppression fence posts are provided surrounding around saiddriving circuit in a such a manner that said suppression fence posts arerespectively and spacingly arranged on side portions of said drivingcircuit.
 33. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 32, furthercomprising an upper base layer and a lower base layer, wherein saidupper base layer has an attaching side and a mounting side correspondingto said attaching side, wherein said radiation source is retained onsaid attaching side of said upper base layer, wherein said lower baselayer has an upper surface and a lower surface corresponding to saidupper surface, wherein said reference ground is retained on said uppersurface of said lower base layer and said driving circuit is retained onsaid lower surface of said lower base layer, such that said lower baselayer separates said reference ground and said driving circuit, whereinsaid mounting side of said upper base layer is mounted on said referenceground to allow said upper base layer forming said radiating gap. 34.The microwave detector, as recited in claim 33, further comprising anetched layer, which comprises a peripheral portion, layered on saidlower surface of said lower base layer in such a manner that saidperipheral portion surrounds said driving circuit, wherein saidsuppression fence posts of said set of suppression fence posts areextended from said peripheral portion toward a direction of saidreference ground.
 35. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 34,wherein said direct circuit comprises at least two circuit modules andsaid etched layer comprises at least a partition portion, layered onsaid lower surface of said lower base layer in a manner of isolatingsaid circuit modules of said driving circuit, wherein said microwavedetector further comprises at least one row of suppression dams,extended from said partition portion toward the direction of saidreference ground in such a manner that said suppression dams arespacingly and intervally arranged with one another, so as to isolatesaid circuit modules of said driving circuit.
 36. The microwavedetector, as recited in claim 34, further comprising at least one row ofsuppression dams, extended from said lower surface of said lower baselayer toward the direction of said reference ground in such a mannerthat said suppression dams are spacingly and intervally arranged withone another, so as to isolate adjacent circuit modules of said drivingcircuit.
 37. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 34, whereineach of said suppression fence posts of said set of suppression fenceposts is extended from said peripheral portion to said reference ground.38. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 35, wherein each of saidsuppression fence posts of said set of suppression fence posts isextended from said peripheral portion to said reference ground, whereineach of said suppression dams of said row of suppression dams isrespectively extended from said partition portion to said referenceground.
 39. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 36, wherein eachof said suppression fence posts of said set of suppression fence postsis extended from said peripheral portion to said reference ground,wherein each of said suppression dams of said row of suppression dams isextended from said lower surface of said lower base layer to saidreference ground.
 40. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 38,wherein said upper base layer is layered on said reference ground. 41.The microwave detector, as recited in claim 32, further comprising ashield member, wherein said shield member comprises a shield walldefining a shielded space in said shield member, wherein said shieldmember is arranged in such a manner that said shield wall is providedwith respect to said set of suppression fence posts, so as to allow saiddriving circuit being retained in said shielded space which is furtherdefined by said suppression fence posts and said reference ground. 42.The microwave detector, as recited in claim 41, wherein a waveabsorption material is arranged in said shield space to absorb strayelectromagnetic radiation in order to deplete and reduce anyinterference to said driving circuit rendered by a secondary reflectionof the stray electromagnetic radiation generated by said driving circuitwithin said shielded space.
 43. The microwave detector, as recited inclaim 35, further comprising a shield member, which comprises a shieldwall and at least a division member arranged on said shield wall,wherein at least two independent shielded spaces are formed and definedby said shield wall and said division member, wherein said shield memberis arranged in such a manner that said shield wall is providedcorresponding to said set of suppression fence posts and that saiddivision member is provided corresponding to said row of suppressiondams, so as to allow circuit modules of said driving circuit to beretained in said shielded spaces of said shield member respectively. 44.The microwave detector, as recited in claim 43, wherein a waveabsorption material is provided in at least one of said shielded spacesto absorb stray electromagnetic radiation in order to deplete and reduceinterference to said corresponding circuit module rendered by asecondary reflection of the stray electromagnetic radiation generated bysaid corresponding circuit module in said shielded space.
 45. Amanufacturing method of microwave detector, comprising the steps of: (a)etching a first metal layer that is attached on an upper surface of alower base layer, so as to allow said first metal layer to form a gapand etching a second metal layer that is attached on a lower surface ofsaid lower base layer, so as to allow said second metal layer to form adriving circuit; (b) forming at least a set of suppression fence postssurrounding around side portions of said driving circuit; (c) allowing amounting side of an upper base layer, which has a third metal layerattached on an attaching side thereof, be mounted on said first metallayer; and (d) forming an electrical connection element extended fromsaid third metal layer to said driving circuit through a notch of saidfirst metal layer, wherein said third metal layer forms a radiationsource of said microwave detector, said first metal layer forms areference ground of said microwave detector, and said upper base layerforms a radiating gap of said microwave detector.
 46. The manufacturingmethod, as recited in claim 45, wherein the step (c) is processed beforethe step (d), wherein said mounting side of said upper base layer ismounted on said first metal layer first and said set of suppressionfence posts is formed around said side portions of said driving circuit.47. The manufacturing method, as recited in claim 45, wherein in thestep (a), said middle portion of second metal layer is etched, so as toturn a periphery of said second metal layer into a peripheral portionsurrounding around said driving circuit, which allows said suppressionfence posts of said set of suppression fence posts to spacingly andintervally extended from said peripheral portion to a direction of saidfirst metal layer in the step (b).
 48. The manufacturing method, asrecited in claim 47, wherein in the step (a), said middle portion ofsecond metal layer is etched, so as to turn said middle portion of saidsecond metal layer into at least a partition portion to divide andisolate adjacent circuit modules of said driving circuit, such that,before the step (c), the manufacturing method further comprises a stepof (e) forming at least a row of suppression dams from said partitionportion to said first metal layer.
 49. The manufacturing method, asrecited in claim 47, wherein, before the step (c), further comprising astep of (f) forming at least a row of suppression dams from said lowersurface of the lower base layer to a direction of said first metal layerso as to divide and isolate adjacent circuit modules of said drivingcircuit.
 50. The manufacturing method, as recited in claim 48, whereinthe step (b) and the step (e) are processed at the same time tosimultaneously form said set of suppression fence posts and said row ofsuppression dams through metallization VIA technology.
 51. Themanufacturing method, as recited in claim 49, wherein the step (b) andthe step (f) are processed at the same time to simultaneously form saidset of suppression fence posts and said row of suppression dams throughmetallization VIA technology.
 52. The manufacturing method, as recitedin claim 51, further comprising a step of: (g) arranging and covering ashield member on said driving circuit such that a shield wall of saidshield member is arranged corresponding to said set of suppression fenceposts.
 53. The manufacturing method, as recited in claim 52, furthercomprising a step of: (h) arranging and covering a shield member on saiddriving circuit such that a shield wall of said shield member isarranged corresponding to said set of the suppression fence posts andthat a division member is arranged corresponding to said row ofsuppression dams.
 54. A stray electromagnetic radiation suppressionmethod of microwave detector, comprising the steps of: (A) arranging atleast a set of suppression fence posts surrounding a driving circuit ofsaid microwave detector around side portions of said driving circuit;and (B) preventing stray electromagnetic radiation generated by saiddriving circuit from radiating to a direction of said side portions ofsaid driving circuit with a set of suppression fence posts when amicrowave excitation electrical signal is provided from a feed point ofa radiation source of said microwave detector to said radiation sourceby said driving circuit.
 55. The stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, as recited in claim 54, further comprising a stepof: (C) dividing and isolating adjacent circuit modules of said drivingcircuit so as to suppress stray electromagnetic radiation generated bysaid driving circuit and lower interference of the stray electromagneticradiation genrated by said driving circuit to said adjacent circuitmodules.
 56. The stray electromagnetic radiation suppression method, asrecited in claim 55, wherein in the step (C), further comprising a stepof providing at least a row of suppression dams between said adjacentcircuit modules of said driving circuit, such that said row ofsuppression dams divides and isolate said adjacent circuit modules ofsaid driving circuit.
 57. The stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, as recited in claim 55, wherein in the step (C),each of said circuit modules of said driving circuit is retained in anindependent shielded space of a shield member, so as to utilize saidshield member to divide and isolate said adjacent circuit modules ofsaid driving circuit.
 58. The stray electromagnetic radiationsuppression method, as recited in claim 56, wherein in the step (C),each of said circuit modules of said driving circuit is retained in anindependent shielded space of a shield member, so as to utilize saidshield member to divide and isolate said adjacent circuit modules ofsaid driving circuit.
 59. A microwave detector, comprising: a referenceground; a radiation source having a feed point; a driving circuit,electrically connected with said feed point of said radiating source,wherein said radiating source, said reference ground and said drivingcircuit are arranged in order along a thickness direction of saidmicrowave detector, wherein said radiation source and said referenceground are separated and spaced so as to form and define a radiating gapbetween said radiation source and said reference ground, wherein aspacing distance between said reference ground and said driving circuitis smaller than 1/128λ wherein λ is a wavelength of a radiated wave ofsaid microwave detector.
 60. The microwave detector, as recited in claim59, further comprising a shield member arranged to cover said drivingcircuit.
 61. The microwave detector, as recited in claim 60, whereinsaid shield member has at least two independent shielded spaces therein,wherein said driving circuit comprises at least two circuit modules,wherein said circuit modules of said driving circuit are respectivelyaccommodated in said shielded spaces of said shield member.
 62. Themicrowave detector, as recited in claim 61, wherein a wave absorptionmaterial is provided in at least one of said shielded space to absorbsaid stray electromagnetic radiation in order to deplete and reduceinterference to said corresponding circuit module rendered by asecondary reflection of the stray electromagnetic radiation generated bysaid corresponding circuit module in said independent shielded space.